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MeSH Heading: Alphaproteobacteria
Tree Number(s): B03.660.050
Unique ID: D020561
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020561
Scope Note: A class in the phylum PROTEOBACTERIA comprised mostly of two major phenotypes: purple non-sulfur bacteria and aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacteria.
Entry Version: ALPHAPROTEOBACT
Entry Term(s): Proteobacteria alpha; alpha Proteobacteria
Registry Numbers: txid28211
Public MeSH Note: 2004; see ALPHA PROTEOBACTERIA 2000-2003
History Note: 2004 (2000)
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Alphaproteobacteria MeSH Descriptor Data 2025